Happy 14th B'ak'tun!

2023-11-20 09:44:29

Happy 14th B'ak'tun!


mesoamerican_civilizations


Luckily, we’ve passed 12/21/2012 and the world is still here and we’ve made it into the start of the next Mayan calendar cycle ... the next B’ak’tun.

The ancient Mayans had an interesting number system and phenomenal ability to guage time and planetary motion.  Let your students learn a little more about this area of the Americas and their numerical skills as you study what all of the "end of time" fuss was about. Students review working with base 10 and learn about working with base 20 ... sort of.  Enjoy the math and the history.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Storm cleanup
    This activity could be used as an introduction...
    Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica
        A new, fast-growing ice cr...
    Ladder figuring
       Brian can't even go to his town's ...
    The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea
    On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captu...
    Population Clock
    How in the world does this clock conclude that...
    Operation Gratitude – Halloween candy buy back
        This is a great idea! Moti...
    New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?
    The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened ...
    Mental math tricks - part 2
    36 x 25 = 900     480 x 25 =12,000  ...
    Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022
    The Winter Olympics begins this week in Beijing....
    What is Juneteenth?
       You can appreciate why this is ...